Part of series that aims to provide a careful and balanced behind-the-scenes account of the intricate diplomatic activity of the period between the first and second Arab-Israeli wars. It exploits a range of available archive sources, as well as extensive secondary sources.
Journal of Palestine Studies- "So these two volumes, one dealing with
peacemaking in the Middle East in the years 1948 to 1954 and the second with
diplomatic initiatives from 1954 to 1956, are full of important and essential
facts about the events in those years and also provide a succinct summary of
the historiographical production in recent years dealing with these events."
Diplomacy -"Both volumes rest on an extensive collection of archival and
other original source material. There is, additionally in each, a documents
section following the narrative and a good supporting bibliography."
International History Reveiw - Benny Morris
"..extremely scholarly and profusely footnoted...
